Mcbackup likely doesn’t get picked up...which is probably what he wants. Stay on the Marlies and play on the Leafs if Sparks faulters. He has a family and probably wants to either stay in TO or retire and at least the Marlies give him that.

Pickard will...a team should take a flyer on him. But also it’s tough for teams to pick up a player because he has to be on the roster.

Or dumb people doing dumb things in the name of being dumb...



- lumlums

Or McGregor gets under his skin and goats him into standing and trading with him kinda how like Rhonda decided to stand and trade with Holly Holm and ruined her career.

I'm happy for Holl making the team. Hope he gets a few games and does well.

I'm happy for Holl making the team. Hope he gets a few games and does well.
- mykokes

Likewise. Think he's a good 3rd pairing, 7th D.

Or dumb people doing dumb things in the name of being dumb...



- lumlums

On that note...

Hi

If nylander gets signed by tomorrow, I wonder if he gets in the lineup opening night. Maybe Babcock gets him to practice with the team for a few days before getting him in.

Bob McCown thinks we should trade Nylander.
- gravyface

Bob McCowan is like Trump. What he says today he forgets by tomorrow... and its irrelevant both days.

Bob McCowan has been covering sports in Toronto for what 30 years... has he ever once said anything meaningful?

If nylander gets signed by tomorrow, I wonder if he gets in the lineup opening night. Maybe Babcock gets him to practice with the team for a few days before getting him in.
- bryant

I'd suspect he gets a light benching for being out of shape or out of practice.

If nylander gets signed by tomorrow, I wonder if he gets in the lineup opening night. Maybe Babcock gets him to practice with the team for a few days before getting him in.
- bryant

come on... you know enough about Bablord already... he'd go to practice, he'd be on the fourth line... which is where he'll go for a few days at least.

you know this to be true.

I'm happy for Holl making the team. Hope he gets a few games and does well.
- mykokes

agreed.

He looks like he could be a NHL defenseman.. .unlike Marincin - who has proved on multiple occasions that he can do a decent Phaneuf impression.

also glad that Carrick was moved - both for the player and for the team.

You're so wise*.





*(Full of bullpoop)
- lumlums

understatement (much)

Lumgod is in town to teabag UG
- Steven_Seagull

teabag of douche bag?

Ban UG please for another 5 years.
Don't want to hear how 'We could have won 5 Stanley Cups in a much better way..'
- plantheparade

oh come on... if he wasn't around we'd never know who's better the 2019/20 Leafs or the 2011 Bruins.

But he didn't because Boston shut him down.
- Unholy_Goalie

dude, where have you coached?

St. Louis knew they didn't have a real chance so they traded Stastny. That pick could have been Sandin. They traded up to get Bokk. Bottom line, Stastny didn't come back and they got something for it, instead of fighting for 8th and getting their ass kicked in the 1st round.

The Leafs, on the other hand, already had a playoff spot locked up. Trading JVR and Bozak wouldn't have made a difference against Boston. It would have just opened up more ice time for Kapanen, Johnsson, Leivo, Gauthier etc. and other young guys who have spots on the team this year. And given them extra picks to load up the system with low cost, ELC players that they're going to need in a few years when they're up against the cap ceiling. Sell high, buy low.
- Unholy_Goalie

my goodness - you're good

We also just freed up 1.3 million for our salary cap.

That is the most crucial part of the trade.
- LeafGuy89

Give d'man a cookie

Nope. They had little chance of beating Boston and Tampa Bay last year. They let valuable UFAs walk for nothing, they had internal, younger, better replacements who would have benefited from the extra ice-time (and played better anyway) and the playoff spot was already guaranteed. This was a lot of words with little substance.
- Unholy_Goalie

This is a great example of what Dubas is talking about.

I think that’s my greatest — it’s my only time when I ever, ever say and I hate when people say this, but it’s the only time when I find people outside the team really don’t understand the actual concept of the team.
- Dubas

Interesting read there Santo.

“If there’s a chance you won’t win, then you’re guaranteed to not win.”

#UGlifelesson
- Steven_Seagull

Andersen was the only reason it went to 7 games.
- Unholy_Goalie

Then the next freaking page!

He wasn't really at his best the first 4 games, part of the reason they were down 3-1 and his game 7 performance wasn't the best either. So for the majority of the series, yeah, he wasn't as good as he usually is. Nothing anyone here has said disproves that.
- Unholy_Goalie

WTF?!

Then the next freaking page!



WTF?!
- Thecakeisalie

The (frank)ing idiot is arguing against himself!

Then the next freaking page!



WTF?!
- Thecakeisalie

must have said this stuff before 1am... always saves his "best" for after 1am...usually 2-3am.

The (frank)ing idiot is arguing against himself!
- Steven_Seagull

Hey now, I wouldn't go that far.

I think he's probably capable of self preservation at least. So I think that would make him a low grade imbecile on that chart on the last page.

The (frank)ing idiot is arguing against himself!
- Steven_Seagull

I'm a little confused on how exactly Andersen was the only reason the Leafs made it to 7 games when he apparently didn't play well in 5 of those 7 games.

I'm a little confused on how exactly Andersen was the only reason the Leafs made it to 7 games when he apparently didn't play well in 5 of those 7 games.
- Thecakeisalie

Has UG ever admit to being wrong, or even acknowledge that he can sometimes make mistakes? Professional GMs and coaches can make mistakes, though. Interesting. But he doesn’t have an inferiority complex.

Then the next freaking page!



WTF?!
- Thecakeisalie